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Currently i workout 4 times a week, squatting on mon/ thur and deadlifing on tue/ fri. However, when i get to my next squat/ deadlifting session im often still sore and cant lift as well as my last workout. Does this mean i should squat ans deadlift only once a week?
How long have you been lifting? Many beginners experience initial DOMS, (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) which goes away after a week or two.
People on Rippetoe'se squat 3x/week, and deadlift 2x/week every other week.
Definitely wouldn't do squat/deadlift/squat/deadlift.. Pretty stupid because a lot of the same muscles are used in squatting and deadlifting..
I'm guessing you're on a 4 day split or something.. I would either squat then deadlift on the 1st day, then on the 4th day I would do deadlifts then squats, if you catch my drift? Or just do them once a week, as far apart as possible. Up to you!
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[QUOTE=CharlieYo;461960161]How long have you been lifting? Many beginners experience initial DOMS, (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) which goes away after a week or two.
People on Rippetoe'se squat 3x/week, and deadlift 2x/week every other week.[/QUOTE]
People on rippetoes have breaks in between sessions, and do 1 set of deadlifts...
I would say 2x heavy at the most, maybe 3x, it really depends on the type of routine you're on, but 4x a week is stupid
Well, I'm using a push/pull/legs traning right now, so I squat once a week and deadlife twice a week.
Beginners can squat 2x/week. Everyone else should be looking at 1x/week.
I would never deadlift more than once a week. Some guys only deadlift once every two weeks, some guys DL from the floor less frequently than that.
IMO, if you think you can successfully DL more than once a week, work harder the first time.